Chapter 172 Everyone Comes to Sell Bamboo Tubes

"Jinlan, you are finally back. I was in the yard just now and heard the sound of your ox cart. I knew you were back. Look, you are here with my son and a bamboo tube."

"Zhang, I heard that you accepted the bamboo tubes made by Ma Chunxia's family. We are all from the same village, so it's not right to favor one over the other. My family also made fifty in the afternoon, so you should accept them all."

"Sister-in-law, we are real relatives whose arms are broken but the tendons are still connected. My father-in-law and your husband's cousin are family. If you want to adopt someone, you have to adopt my family first!"

"Hey, don't squeeze me——"

"I came here first, buy mine first—"

"......"

Jiang Fubao was stunned.

With a casual glance, there are at least dozens of people in the crowd.

Without exception, they all carried something, either a bamboo basket or a bamboo basket on their back.

Everyone started talking to grandma from a distance.

The noise mixed together, making it impossible to hear what they were saying.

These people crowded together and even pushed each other.

Zhang Jinlan quickly turned around with her granddaughter in her arms, quickly closed the door, and even fastened the bolt.

So many people came to see her.

It's definitely not a good thing.

Zhang Jinlan's right eye was twitching rapidly.

“Bang, bang, bang—”

"Open the door, Zhang, open the door. I'm here to give you some bamboo tubes. I heard that you bought some from Ma Chunxia's family. She paid a full copper coin for five of them. So I'll give you one more. You only need to pay me one copper coin for six. I have exactly sixty of them. You can give me ten copper coins."

"Sister-in-law, I'm Hongmei. Open the door quickly. If you don't buy theirs, you have to buy mine. We are a family! My family didn't go out to do farm work today. We all stayed in the yard and made 80. If you don't buy them, how can I explain to my father-in-law when I get home?"

"Hongmei, you shameless little whore, what kind of relatives are you trying to get? In Jiangjia Village, anyone with the surname Jiang, several generations ahead, is a real relative, but you? Sister-in-law Jinlan, I'm Xiaojuan. Ten years ago, you went to the mountains to pick mushrooms and fell down, and I was the one who helped you up!"

"Hahaha, don't make me laugh so hard. You still remember what happened ten years ago. You really have no shame in selling bamboo tubes."

"Hmph, how good do you think you are? If you have the ability, don't come and sell yourself. At least I have a friendship with Sister Jinlan. As for you, I remember that you have made up stories about Sister Jinlan more than once or twice before. At the end of last month, you were still saying that Sister Jinlan was a fool under the big tree at the entrance of the village. Have you forgotten?"

"You damn bitch, let you talk nonsense-"

"Beating people, killing people——"

"Hey, stop making trouble, we are here to do business, are you still selling bamboo tubes?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you want to sell bamboo tubes, open the door——"

“Bang, bang, bang—”

"......"

There was a commotion outside for nearly a quarter of an hour.

In the end, they even came to blows.

It was not until someone intervened that the people outside remembered what they were there for.

The knocking started again.

Zhang Jinlan stood behind the wooden door, silent.

The wrinkles between her eyebrows formed the shape of a "川" character.

The knocking on the door became louder and louder.

If you don't open the door, you might get your door smashed down.

Jiang Dahe brought his two younger brothers and sons, each of whom had a family business.

Standing behind Zhang Jinlan.

Several little kids, including Jiang Fubao, have been stuffed into the house by the adults.

Through the gap in the window, Jiang Fubao secretly looked into the yard.

I saw grandpa open the wooden door and the crowd rushed in instantly. Before I could open my mouth, I saw uncle and his friends holding hoes and axes and waiting for their business.

The iron blade is sharpened to a gleam.

Looks particularly sharp.

No one dared to make trouble anymore.

One by one, they begged grandma to buy their bamboo tubes with a smile on their faces.

"I can't buy them. I already have enough bamboo tubes at home. The shop doesn't make any money. I can't even use them all myself, let alone buy yours. I don't even want Ma Chunxia's."

Zhang Jinlan became angry.

What did she explain to Ma Chunxia at the beginning?

Don't tell this to the villagers.

How long has it been since everyone knew about it?

Well, in that case, the worst that could happen is that she would have to go to another village to buy bamboo tubes, or not allow takeout of mung bean soup, and at most she would earn less money.

"What, you don't want it anymore? Why do you suddenly not want it anymore? Are you trying to fool us?"

"That's right. I think you just don't want to buy ours. If you don't buy it, we will guard the bamboos at the foot of the mountain and won't let Ma Chunxia's family cut them down, nor will we let Wang Taohua's family cut them down."

"Yes, we won't let them cut down the bamboos. This is our bamboo forest. Why should we let them make money from it?"

Zhang Jinlan was so angry that she almost laughed.

"Why? I didn't give Wang Taohua any money. We are good friends and relatives. What's wrong with her sending something to my family? Did you plant the bamboo at the foot of the mountain? In this case, I will also accept your bamboo tube and regard it as a gift from you, just like Wang Taohua, giving it to me for free, okay?"

After Zhang Jinlan finished speaking, Qian Xile helped her sit down.

Qian Xile brought the chair because he was afraid that she would be tired from all the noise.

Wait until she sits down.

Qian Xile stood behind Zhang Jinlan holding a stick of firewood.

He bared his teeth and looked fiercely at the crowd in front of him.

It seemed that if they dared to take a step forward, the matchstick would fall on them.

"Give it to you for free? What are you dreaming about? It's not dark yet. You want us to give it to you for free, but you don't even consider whether you are worthy of it! You are just dreaming in broad daylight."

"That's right, it's just a fool's talk. I have nothing to do, and my family and I have given up all the farm work to make bamboo tubes for you? You earn money but you don't share a penny with us, do you think I'm a fool?"

"I heard that you spend thirty cents every day buying bamboo tubes from Ma Chunxia's family. What's wrong with earning a little for us? How about I charge you one cent for ten bamboo tubes? If that doesn't work, I'll give you two more. I'll only charge you one cent for twelve."

Hear this.

Zhang Jinlan's eyes suddenly lit up.

yes.

Since she doesn't want to accept Ma Chunxia's family anymore.

Then just recruit people from the village. Of course, not everyone can be recruited.

Anyone who has had conflicts or quarrels with her is not welcome.

Before I could think it through, Ma Chunxia and her family dropped their work and rushed over.

The two families are so close.

Her family would definitely hear the noise these people made.

"You've come just in time, Ma Chunxia. Tell me yourself, can your family earn thirty cents a day from the Zhang family? You go to the foot of the mountain every day to cut bamboo. This is a bamboo forest shared by the whole village. Why can you cut bamboo and sell it alone? There is no such thing in the world."

"Yes, I testify. It's useless for you to deny it. Everyone in the village has heard it. Your family can earn at least 30 coins every day by selling bamboo tubes. Of course, this is only on the surface. Who knows, maybe 50 coins a day is too little."

"Fifty coins? Wow, that's one and a half ounces of silver in one month. Isn't that a fortune?"